Lil Wayne
Wins
5
Nominations
28
Category
Biography
"The more time you spend contemplating what you should have done ... you lose valuable time planning what you can and will do."
- Born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. on Sept. 27, 1982, in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Lil Wayne broke through with his 1999 debut album, Tha Block Is Hot, which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200. His first No. 1 hit, "Lollipop," featuring Static Major, was featured on 2008's Tha Carter Three.
- The rapper received his first GRAMMY nomination for 2005 as a featured artist on Destiny's Child's "Soldier." He earned his first GRAMMY wins when he took home four awards at the 51st GRAMMYs for 2008, including Best Rap Album (Tha Carter III) and Best Rap Song ("Lollipop").
- Lil Wayne made his GRAMMY stage debut at the 51st GRAMMYs when he performed "Swagga Like Us" with M.I.A., T.I., Jay Z, and Kanye West. Later in the telecast, he joined Robin Thicke, Allen Toussaint and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band for a performance of "Big Chief."
- Lil Wayne founded the record label Young Money Entertainment, an imprint of Cash Money Records, which has released No. 1 album from artists such as Drake and Nicki Minaj.
- Lil Wayne has participated in Cash Money Records' annual turkey giveaway in New Orleans, distributing turkeys to those in need.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Lil Wayne
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Best Rap Song
Sticky
Lil Wayne, Tyler, The Creator, Rex Zamor, GloRilla, Aaron Bolton, Dudley Alexander Duverne, Janae Wherry
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Best Rap Performance
GOD DID
DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne, Jay Z, John Legend, Rick Ross, Fridayy
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Best Rap Song
GOD DID
DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne, Streetrunner, Jay Z, John Legend, Rick Ross, Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Fridayy
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Song Of The Year
GOD DID
DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne, Streetrunner, Jay Z, John Legend, Rick Ross, Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Fridayy
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Best Rap Performance Winner
No Problem
Lil Wayne, Tauheed Epps, Chancelor Bennett
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Best Rap Song
No Problem
Lil Wayne, Tauheed Epps, Chancelor Bennett, Rachel Cato, Jonathan Hoard, Ivan Rosenberg, Conor Szymanski, Lakeithsha Williams, Jaime Woods, Cameron Osteen, Peter Wilkins
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Best Rap Performance
Truffle Butter
Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Drake
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Only
Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Drake
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Best Rap Performance
HYFR (Hell Ya F***ing Right)
Lil Wayne, Drake
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Best Rap Song
The Motto
Lil Wayne, Noah "40" Shebib, Drake, Tyler Williams
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Best Rap Performance
Look At Me Now
Trevor Smith, Jr., Chris Brown, Lil Wayne
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
I'm On One
DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne, Drake, Rick Ross
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Best Rap Album
Tha Carter IV
Lil Wayne
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Best Rap Song
Look At Me Now
Jean Baptiste, Afrojack, Ryan Buendia, Trevor Smith, Jr., Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Diplo
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Motivation
Lil Wayne, Kelly Rowland
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Album Of The Year
Recovery
Mark Batson, Nick Brongers, Joe Budden, Crooked 1, Dwayne Chin-Quee, Dr. Dre, Alex Da Kid, Kal "Boogie" Dellaportas, Just Blaze, Jason Gilbert, Ken Lewis, Lil Wayne, Kobe, Pink, Mr. Porter, Robert Reyes, Rihanna, Royce da 5"9, Joe Strange, Marcos Tovar, Eminem, Robert Marks, Emile Haynie, Michael Strange, Magnedo7, Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri, Khalil Abdul-Rahman, Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Jim Jonsin, Matthew Samuels, Makeba Riddick, Script Shepherd, Brent Kolatalo, Alex Merzin, Joell Ortiz, Slaughterhouse, Ryan West, Kejuan Havoc Muchita
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Best Rap Song
Best I Ever Had
Lil Wayne, Drake, Matthew Samuels
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Best Rap Song Winner
Lollipop
Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Lil Wayne, James Scheffer, Rex Zamor, Static Major
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Album Of The Year
Tha Carter III
David Banner, Alchemist, Angel Aponte, Brisco, Vaushaun Brooks, Babyface, Trevor Smith, Jr., Shondrae Crawford, Joshua Berkman, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Infamous, Joe G, Kidd Hollaback, Lil Wayne, Andre Lyon, Mousa, Pro-J, Juelz Santana, James Scheffer, Juan Carlos Salinas, Kanye West, Bobby Valentino, T-Pain, Gina Victoria, Streetrunner, Swizz Beatz, Marcello Valenzano, Andrews Correa, Jay Z, Rodnae, Robin Thicke, Julian Vasquez, Miguel Scott, Angelo Morris, Static Major, Cool & Dre, Play-N-Skillz, Fabian Marasciullo, Oscar Salinas, Dreshan Smith, Betty Wright, Andrew Dawson, Fabolous, Vlado Meller
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Rap Solo Performance Winner
A Milli
Lil Wayne
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Rap Duo/Group Performance Winner
Swagga Like Us
Lil Wayne, T.I., Kanye West, Jay Z
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Best Rap Album Winner
Tha Carter III
Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Lil Wayne, Fabian Marasciullo
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Rap Duo/Group Performance
Mr. Carter
Lil Wayne, Jay Z
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Got Money
Lil Wayne, T-Pain
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Best Rap Song
Swagga Like Us
Lil Wayne, Jeff Bhasker, Patrick Reynolds, T.I., Kanye West, Jay Z
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Rap Duo/Group Performance
Make It Rain
Lil Wayne, Fat Joe
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Album Of The Year
Graduation
Craig Bauer, Warryn Campbell, Aldrin Davis, Mike Dean, Greg Koller, Anthony Kilhoffer, Lil Wayne, Mos Def, Nottz, Patrick Reynolds, Seiji Sekine, Paul Sheehy, Kanye West, T-Pain, Eric Hudson, Antonio Rey, D Sloan, Manny Marroquin, Gee Roberson, Bruce Buechner, Andrew Dawson, Dwele, Vlado Meller, Allday
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Soldier
Lil Wayne, Kelly Rowland, T.I., Michelle Williams, Beyoncé Knowles, Destiny's Child
